Looking for an upset ? Siddal versus Swinton, perhaps, on the evidence of the Lions' woeful effort at Dewsbury last Sunday.

Gateshead always seem to get to face another NL side

All amateur teams get is £2,000 for entering the comp and
another £1,000 if they lose the 3rd round game.
The pro teams get the gate money,(whether home or away),as well as
£9,000 for entering the comp and £3,000 if they lose.

should put the queens and leeds met matches both at headingley carnegie as a double header.

Met will definately be at Headingley.

Could the record score be in question at the Halifax game perhaps, or am I unfairly dissing the Uni standard?

I was under the impression that, that Uni' wassn't half-bad.

Leigh play ' Russian ' opposition for the 3 rd time in 7 years

think the biggest score for this round anyway will be by leigh

when they loose ?

Well I reckon if Leeds Met were able to field thier full team then they would give Rochdale a good game if not beat them. As it is though they will find it tougher as a big chunk of thier team will be playing for the NL teams.

Who've they saddled us with this time?

doesn't that depend on the club? or is they some general arrangement/rule as to releasing playing?

The ones I know have the clause in thier contracts saying they can play for the Uni but the club takes priority if they are playing the same day which is only fair as they are paying them the most money to play.